Fit check
Is King Lucas worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platform-adventure fans who enjoy searching interconnected rooms
- Players who like solo exploration with environmental hazards and hostile creatures
- Groups seeking competitive races to find a princess
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed route may not enjoy rooms that are rearranged for each new search.
- Those looking for a short, bounded map may not enjoy progression toward a castle with more than 1,000 rooms.
- Players seeking cooperative multiplayer may not want a format where participants compete to find one princess first.
Our take on King Lucas
The shifting castle layout creates changing searches, but it gives up the consistency of a fixed route. Players who prefer learning one unchanging map may find the reconfigured rooms less suitable for that style of play.
What is King Lucas?
King Lucas is a 2.
5D platform adventure set in a castle of interconnected rooms that are reconfigured whenever a new search begins. Move horizontally and vertically through the rooms to find a missing princess. After each successful search, a larger area opens, eventually allowing the princess to be hidden in a castle with more than 1,000 rooms. Lava pits, water tunnels, ladders, traps, giant spiders, armored rats, piranhas, and other creatures create hazards. Money can be used to buy compasses, crystal balls, magical sticks, swords, and shields. NPCs have varied roles during the quest. Solo and multiplayer modes are available, with multiplayer searches setting players against one another to find the princess first.
How King Lucas plays
- 01Changing castle layout
- The connected rooms are rearranged for each new search, while successful searches open larger areas.
- 02Purchasable equipment
- Money can be spent on navigation items, magical sticks, swords, and protective shields.
- 03Competitive multiplayer
- Multiplayer searches have one princess and award the win to the first player who finds her.
- 04Hazard-filled rooms
- The castle includes lava pits, water tunnels, ladders, traps, and hostile creatures.
- 05Interactive characters
- NPCs take varied roles and contribute to a story beneath the arcade-focused quest.
King Lucas compared to similar games
King Lucas focuses on locating a princess in a reconfigured castle, with room-based movement, purchasable equipment, and multiplayer races. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is also a metroidvania, but its description focuses on chaotic action and added edition content rather than castle searches or competition to find a target.
King Lucas: platforms & release
Is King Lucas worth it?
It is worth it if: platform-adventure fans who enjoy searching interconnected rooms. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed route may not enjoy rooms that are rearranged for each new search.
Where can I download King Lucas?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens King Lucas's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is King Lucas on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
